Actor, director and poet whose work explores fiction through theatre, texts, films and radio productions. He holds an MFA in theatre from Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. In 2003 and in partnership with Luisa Prado, he founded the Lagartijas tiradas al sol collective, from which he has developed stage, publishing and pedagogic processes projects. Gabino Rodríguez has participated in more than thirty feature films, has received numerous prizes and has been the subject of retrospectives at the Festival de Cine de Cali, the Geneva International Film Festival, Cinema Paris and Tolousse. 

Durango, 2023
9 min.

This short film considers the creation of a Durango state hero as a way of exploring identity construction. We know that natural wonders are of little substance without a story and that places need to be associated with a myth or hero that provides meaning and identity—a tale that is easy to pass along. As we say, things must “sell,” and stories sell. And as we know, stories do not have to be true, but good.